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Greece’s potential as a destination for the Asian market will be the focus of a conference to be held during the Philoxenia 2017 tourism expo in Thessaloniki.

The municipality Astypalea has assigned MTC Group to design and implement a year-long strategy for the promotion of the island and its tourist product.

The Sani Resort, located in Halkidiki, was honored with the “Grand Prix of the Best Resort in Europe” title, at the Villegiature Awards 2017.

Fraport Greece will organize the first ever Greek “Airport Run” at the airports under its management, aiming to support the “All Together We Can” program.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary as Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show, ITB Asia 2017 opened its doors on October 25 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands.

The third edition of the MCE South Europe forum, recently held in Catania, Sicily, brought together representatives of MICE companies and experts from the region.

The “Mythos by Divani” restaurant in Vouliagmeni has announced “Winter Weekends” with guest DJs, live performances and fine dining options.

Greek travel agency Signature Travel recently assisted with the organization of the scientific meeting of the Women 4 Oncology – Hellas network.

Extending in 2018 a visa regime that will apply to non-Schengen visitors traveling on cruise ships topped the agenda of an inter-ministerial meeting this week.

In January-August 2017, travel receipts in Greece increased by 9.1 percent, compared to the same period in 2016, according to the Bank of Greece.

IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast sees 7.8 billion passengers traveling in 2036, a near doubling of the 4 billion air travelers expected to fly in 2017.

The new operator of Athens’ King George hotel currently run by Greek hotels group Lampsa SA is set to be announced in the next two weeks.

Journalists from the UK, Germany, Denmark and Poland will visit Kefalonia to attend an event on diving tourism, during a fam trip organized by the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Aqua Vista Hotels will once again return to the World Travel Market (WTM) London in November to present its services and discuss new ventures.

Athens in October 2018 will host the ICOMIA World Marinas Conference, an international event organized every two years by the International Council of Marine Industry Associations.

Air France has announced a non-stop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Seattle in Washington, USA, as of March 2018.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is expanding its flight network for summer 2018 by adding new destinations from Zurich to France, Ukraine and Poland.

Ryanair has confirmed that its new cabin bag policy will be delayed until January 15, 2018, to allow customers more time to adjust to the changes.

Redefining the way we market and manage tourism and refocusing the attention on the traveler were the key findings of this year’s IMIC 2017 conference.

Την 13η ετήσια έκθεση «Νόμος και περιβάλλον στην Ελλάδα: Έκθεση 2017 για την εφαρμογή της περιβαλλοντικής νομοθεσίας», παρουσίασε το WWF Ελλάς.